Rosarian kicks off break with Field Day fun

Angelina Currea, a second-grade student at Rosarian Academy, juggles fuzz balls while students play “messy yard” during the Field Day competitions Friday, March 17, 2017. The point of messy yard is to have the fewest fuzz balls on your team’s side of the court at the end. (Lannis Waters / Daily News)

Students at Rosarian Academy were especially excited for this year’s Field Day — Friday also marked the beginning of spring break.

“Field day is fun, but the rest of the week is not because we have standardized testing,” said fourth-grader Matthias Bessenroth. He had just come from a scooter relay race and said he was looking forward to “crushing it” later when his team played soccer.

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From left, fourth-graders Finn Jarvi, Matthias Bessenroth, Declan Coats, and Jack Beylo gather after their team finished second place in a scooter relay race. Joseph Setinsek/Daily News

The annual event at the school was for students kindergarten through fourth grade. They are divided into teams and compete for ribbons. Teachers and parents joined the nearly four-hour event.

The kids “seem to be having a blast,” said Lindsey Beylo, a P.E. teacher and soccer coach at Rosarian.

“Studying is great, but you gotta have fun, right?” said resident Sascha Bennemann, a first-time parent volunteer and owner of the restaurant Costa Palm Beach. Bennemann has a daughter in kindergarten.

Reina Banegas, a nanny for one of the students, said the cool temperatures and sunny day was perfect for the event. “Such a lovely day for this,” Banegas said. “I love to come here and cheer them on.”